Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:
- an article identifying the “top issues for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2022”;
- another article providing a 2021 “review: trademarks, copyrights and patents”; and
- a third article discussing how the Federal Circuit recently ruled “that retired military members count as civilians for service on the Board for Correction of Naval Records.”
Joseph Matal and David McCombs co-authored an article for IPWatchdog highlighting what they view as the “top issues for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2022.” Matal and McCombs identified “five important issues that any new USPTO Director will need to address—and . . . clues as to how she may approach them.”
Lois Duquette, Brian Gregg, Thomas Gulick, and Olivia Levine wrote an article published by JD Supra providing a 2021 “review: trademarks, copyrights and patents.” The authors discussed various cases and provided “practical takeaways” in their detailed discussions.
Daniel Wilson filed an article with Law360 discussing how, in Nicely v. United States, the “Federal Circuit ruled . . . that retired military members count as civilians for service on the Board for Correction of Naval Records.” Wilson noted that the Federal Circuit “refus[ed] to overturn a decision denying a veteran’s bid to fix alleged errors in his separation records.”